SEATTLE — Seattle Mayor Ed Murray said Wednesday the country had elected a leader who has “demonstrated outright misogyny” and displayed “racism and authoritarian tendencies.”
Speaking at a news conference at City Hall Wednesday, Murray said despite the views held by President-elect Donald Trump, Seattle would remain a welcoming city for immigrants, minorities and others. He said Seattle would continue to be a “sanctuary city” that would shelter illegal immigrants, even if it meant losing federal funding.
He said Seattle was committed to building and growing its relationship with the government of Mexico.
While Trump won a majority of electoral votes, he lost Washington state. And voters in King County, which includes Seattle and is the state’s largest, voted overwhelmingly for Democrat Hillary Clinton. Seattle was one of several cities that saw protests following the election and some high school students walked out of classes Wednesday to protest the election results.